stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
empirically; from experience
doing as one is told; yes-man
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to knock down; to knock out
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
future years; in (one's) later years
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
it's not like; it isn't as if
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to talk; to chat; to chatter
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
unimpressive; unimpressed
(another's) daughter; young lady
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
decapitation; decapitated head
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
-less; lacking; non-existing
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple